Saint Denis losing his head at Notre Dame! by blinkings
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Saint Denis was the first bishop of Paris, back in the third century when Paris was still very much a Roman city. The prodigious number of conversions Denis performed got him on the bad side of the local pagan priests. So the Roman rulers of Paris had Denis arrested and brought him to the highest hill in Paris, now known as Montmartre, where he was executed by — you guessed it — beheading. Now, here comes the good part: It's said that immediately after Denis was killed, he picked up his head and walked six kilometers to the North, and then finally died. The spot where he fell is now the town (technically a commune) called Saint Denis.
Comments (9)
Faemike55
the angel on his right seems to be saying, 'perfect position! hold it!'
great capture and information
Buffalo1
You just can't beat these old time saints for miraculous behavior. A fine photo and story.
ArtistKimberly
"Magnificent"
durleybeachbum
The more one looks at this, the more fun it becomes !
contedesfees Online Now!
Very interesting tale indeed.
sharky_
Interesting story and I'm sure there was panic from everyone at that time. Aloha
Osper
Neat shot of a little known fact!! I guess they took things altogether rather seriously back then when the tithes went down!!
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
junge1
Fantastic shot and great and interesting background Andrew!